Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style)
SportKabaddi
Founded2010 (2010)
Inaugural season2010
AdministratorInternational Kabaddi Federation
No. of teams12
RegionInternational
Most recent
champion(s)
M:  Pakistan (1st title)
W:  India (3rd title)
Most titlesM:  India (6 titles)
W:  India (3 titles)
Current sports event 2020 Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style)

The circle style Kabaddi World Cup, is an international kabaddi competition administered by the Government of Punjab (India) contested by men's and women's national teams.[1] The competition has been contested every year since the inaugural tournament in 2010, except for 2015 due to the 2015 Guru Granth Sahib desecration controversy.[2] The women's tournament was introduced in 2013. As of October 2016, every tournament, men's and women's, has been won by India[3] except of the 2020 edition of Kabaddi World Cup won by Pakistan.[4]

Cultural performances

In opening and closing ceremonies of Kabaddi World Cup, there are performances by Punjabi artists.[5]

Format

The current format of the competition involves a round robin group stage, with 4 teams in 2 pools, first and second of the each group progress to the semi-finals.[6]

Summary

Men
Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd place Score 4th place
2010
India
Ludhiana

India
58-24
Pakistan

Canada
66-22  Italy
2011
India
Ludhiana

India
59-25
Canada

Pakistan
60-22  Italy
2012
India
Ludhiana

India
59-22
Pakistan

Canada
51-35
Iran
2013
India
Ludhiana

India
48–39
Pakistan

United States
62–27
England
2014
India
Sri Muktsar Sahib

India
45–42
Pakistan

Iran
48–31
England
2016
India
Jalalabad, Fazilka

India
62–20
England

United States
43–39
Iran
2020
Pakistan
Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujrat

Pakistan
43–41
India

Iran
54-33
Australia
Women
Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd place Score 4th place
2013
India
Ludhiana

India
49–21  New Zealand  Denmark 34–33
Pakistan
2014
India
Sri Muktsar Sahib

India
36–27  New Zealand
Pakistan
38–28  Denmark
2016
India
Jalalabad, Fazilka

India
45–10  United States  New Zealand 42–21  Kenya

Medal table

Men

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 India6107
2 Pakistan1416
3 Canada0123
4 England0101
5 Iran0022
 United States0022
Totals (6 entries)77721

Women

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 India3003
2 New Zealand0213
3 United States0101
4 Denmark0011
 Pakistan0011
Totals (5 entries)3339

References

  1. "Kabaddi World Cup 2016: Can the tournament's rebirth kickstart a legacy?". Firstpost. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  2. "Punjab invites Pakistan to particpate [sic] in World Kabaddi cup". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  3. Service, Tribune News. "Year on, kabaddi world cup teams yet to get prize money". The Tribune. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  4. "Pakistan win circle style Kabaddi World Cup by beating 'unauthorized Indian team' in final". The Indian Express. 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  5. Kamal, Neel. "Bollywood, Pollywood artists to perform at Kabaddi world cup opening". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  6. "India V/S Mexico Women's - Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 6th World Cup Kabaddi Punjab 2016". PTC News.
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